Cars cutting corners

[Greyham]

dont you just hate it when cars cut corners when your coming around the bend missing you by inches?
I dont know about everyone else but it makes me so angry and scared at the same time that i just want to hit something.:nono:

[NighthawkNZ]

I see a hell of a lot of bikers cut corners (and on blind corners) as well so its not just cages

[Mikkel]

Don't hit the car - that would hurt, a lot.

[MentalFacility]

If the they are real mean, you might wonna hit there mirrors... just a thought..

[FJRider]

If the they are real mean, you might wonna hit there mirrors... just a thought..

Real men knock them off with their fist ... try it...

[CB ARGH]

There seems to be a lot of 'I hate this - I hate that"... why don't we all just get along and talk about the beautiful weather that we had today! Apart from the downpour just outside of Hamilton. bleh.

By the way, every missile needs a target, and to cars, you're that target, and they're the fucking missile. :confused:

[Greyham]

bikers who cut corners are dumber then stupid, but to those who do not i guess some broken car mirrors cant go amiss

[CB ARGH]

bikers who cut corners are dumber then stupid, but to those who do not i guess some broken car mirrors cant go amiss

so if somebody is dumber than stupid, how stupid is dumb then? dumb question.

[Greyham]

dumber then stupid is having a bulls eye painted on your head, very stupid question

[Robbo]

Anyone actually thought about riding Defensively? That is, always expect the unexpected and be prepared for it, cause it probably will, and does happen. Could just save your own neck one day.
Never mind what the other idiots on the road are doing, just concentrate on your own ride.
You will have less stress in your life if you do this and you may even survive to reach a ripe old age and then you can complain all you like to the retirement home supervisor about the driving standards of the other mobility scooter operators in the corridoors and on the footpaths. Your dementure or alzheimers will give you this right.
Cheers :2thumbsup

[Greyham]

fair enough but what about when you are concentrating on your ride even taking it easy and you nearly get taken out? who's at fault you for taking it easy or the ass hole you nearly ended your ride and maybe even your life?

[Robbo]

fair enough but what about when you are concentrating on your ride even taking it easy and you nearly get taken out? who's at fault you for taking it easy or the ass hole you nearly ended your ride and maybe even your life?

Unfortunately, that comes under the heading of 'Fate" Can happen to anyone at any time and due to circumstances outside of your control or observation. Just damn bad luck if it does, but there is still no substitute for riding or driving defensively and it has saved my butt more than twice in over forty years of motorcycling.
I used to get wound up by the dickheads and their driving/riding habits once upon a time too but soon came to realise that the only person this was affecting was me. They did'nt give a shit and half the time did'nt even realise their actions. So it was then i adopted the "mind my own ride" and it really does make a difference.
Worth a thought maybe??

[FJRider]

fair enough but what about when you are concentrating on your ride even taking it easy and you nearly get taken out? who's at fault you for taking it easy or the ass hole you nearly ended your ride and maybe even your life?

If no "accident" occurs, there is no fault. Expect people cutting corners...you'll live longer.

[avgas]

hit the car - go for gold!

[yungatart]

Which is why I late apex the corner.....
IMHO, it is 4WD that most often cut corners...usually driven by women too, I might add

[Duke girl]

Whether you like it or not the roads are not only used by motorcyclists but are also use by cyclists, car drivers and truck drivers to which means you have always got to have your wits about you while out there riding on them. You can always guarantee that while travelling along a windy awesome piece of road that you will come accross car drivers who consistently driver either close to the centre line or over it, therefore making you be very wary of it. I have always wished that it would be good to have an only motorcycle day out on the roads, cos then we could be car free and not have to worry about it happening. How awesome would that be making all car drivers stay home for 24 hrs.:cool::2thumbsup

[GaZBur]

Which is why I late apex the corner.....
IMHO, it is 4WD that most often cut corners...usually driven by women too, I might add

Exactly what she said..... Late apex the corner allows for -
1. your cock of going in to hot
2. someone elses cock up of cutting the corner towards you
3. random shit on the road you couldnt see making you slip or go wide!

Its not the fastest line around a corner but its the way to survive.

[MSTRS]

fair enough but what about when you are concentrating on your ride even taking it easy and you nearly get taken out? who's at fault you for taking it easy or the ass hole you nearly ended your ride and maybe even your life?

Concentration is indeed how one survives. The trick is to NOT direct too much of it on yourself.

[chanceyy]

hmm coming up the pahiatua track .. coming around a left hand corner to the right of my lane, and holy crap two bikes on the wrong side of the road .. fark me .. actually they should have been moving to the left to take the corner safely .. sure had some pace on .. :sweatdrop: